"Crotchet Castle" by Thomas Love Peacock is a funny story set in the early 1800s that looks at society, knowledge, and wanting to be someone important. It's about Ebenezer Mac Crotchet, who made his money in the city and now lives in a fancy house he calls "Crotchet Castle," where he tries to act like a gentleman, even though he didn't start out that way. The story shows how he tries to gain respect by doing things like creating his own family crest and changing who he is, setting the stage for discussions and debates about life and how people see each other, with his children facing their own challenges with love and what society expects from them; all of this happens with the funny Reverend Doctor Folliott giving his thoughts on everything.
Crotchet Castle
By Thomas Love Peacock
In a world of social climbing and philosophical debates, a newly rich man tries to reinvent himself as a refined gentleman, leading to humorous clashes and romantic entanglements.
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About the AuthorThomas Love Peacock was an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. He was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and they influenced each other's work. Peacock wrote satirical novels, each with the same basic setting: characters at a table discussing and criticising the philosophical opinions of the day.
Thomas Love Peacock was an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. He was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and they influenced each other's work. Peacock wrote satirical novels, each with the same basic setting: characters at a table discussing and criticising the philosophical opinions of the day.
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